Ice carrying bag



Marh 5, 1940. l R, RQCKWELL l 2,192,628

ICE CARRYING BAG Filed Feb. e, 193s --INV BY y A 'Y TTORNEY.

ENTOR armo/44 Patented Ms. s, 1940 v v2,192,628

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ICE CARRYING BAG Ross R. Rockwell, Binghamton, N. Y.

Application February 6, 1936, Serial No. 62,703 1 Claim. (Cl. 224-45) My invention relates to improvements in ice The reference character l refers generally to carrying bags. the bag in its entirety and which is preferably of It has long been a serious problem in the desubstantially rectangular form. The bag is made livery of ice to refrigerators, particularly from of any suitable material, but heavy canvas has the well known ice truck to the refrigerator of proven probably the most effective for the pur- 5 a dwelling house, toprevent the dripping of wapose inasmuch as it is relatively light in weight, ter from the cake of ice on the floor and also durable, and waterproof. x the marring ofthe refrigerators or ice boxes dur- The bag is formed with a bottom 2, side walls A y ing the transfer of the cake of ice from the car- 3, an upper end t, and a lower end. 5, and as '10 rier to the ice compartment of the box. By shown in Figure l is open opposite the bottom l0 my invention I have provided a carrier bag by 2 to receive a cake of ice to be transported theremeans of which a cake of ice can be easily and in. The lower end 5 of the bag has an extendreadily transported from the truck to the refriging portion 6 overlying the lower end of the erator without dripping water therefrom and open side of the bag for a short distance which which serves as a protecting means during the serves as a flange retaining means for a cake offl transfer of the cake of ice to the ice compartice placed in the bag and allowed to rest upon ment of the refrigerator so as not to mar or the lower end 5 yduring transportation.. Obviousscratch the box. This comprises the principal ly this flange 6 overlies the lower end of the object of my invention. cake of ice and preventsits inadvertent displace- Another object lies in the provision of means ment and also prevents water dripping therefrom whereby the cake of ice is carriable within the out of the bag due to the pocket-like arrangebag by the usual ice tongs. ment at the lower end of the bag produced by Still another object lies in the provision of this flange. v l means for trapping the water which drips from The two side walls 3 of the bag are provided "g the Cake of ice, and retaining it in a special at Vpoints substantially spaced from the openZB compartment of the bag during transportation side and adjacent the upper end of the bag and delivery of the ice to the ice box. with openings 1 through which the ordinary ice Another object lies in the provision of means carrying tongs are adapted to pass and engage whereby the bag when not in use can be hung the cake of ice within the bag for carrying. In up in such manner that the trapped water can practice, the tongs engage over the upper endvm, drain from the special compartment back into A, around the sides 3 and through the openthe bag for ready ejection prior to the next use ings 1 and the bag with the cake of ice therein thereof, thus engaged may be swung over the back of Still another object lies in the provision of rethe carrier or carried in any other manner with inforcing'means for the bag whereby the same is the lower end 5 with its pocket-likeI construc- $5,

of durable construction and leak-tight. I tion, due to the flange 6, on the bei-,tom

A further object lies in the provision of means The edges of the openings 'l are preferably 011 the bag fOr retaining a Cake Of ice therein reinforced as at 8 by rope 0r other suitable maduring transportation. terial` sc as to preventtearing and to increase *'40 other Objects and advantages will appear as .the life-of the bag. Inside the bag there are the description proceeds, reference now being provided reinforcing members 9 of leather or had to the figures 0f the accompanying daWing the like Sewed, riveted, or otherwise secured at forming a part of this apDlCaOn and wherein points directly adjacent the openings 'l and exl like referencenumerals indicate like parts. tending from such openings to the bottom 2 and i" In the drawing: outwardly on such bottom for a substantial dis- 5 Figure 1 iS Perspective View 0f a Callylng 'Dag tance. This provides a serviceable reinforcement embodying my invention. directly adjacent the points where the bag with Figure 2 is a detail Sectional View taken 0n its load ofceis supported by the ice tongs. the line 2-2 of Figure 1 illustrating the water The edge of the bagl surrounding the open side L30 trap of the bag. thereof is reinforced as at It by rope or the 50' Figure 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating a like preferably sewed or otherwise secured withfeature ofthe trap. lin the free edge of the canvas formed there-` Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on around. This feature coupled with the spacing the line 4 4 of Figure 1, illustrating the corner ofthe openings 1, substantially below the open #r1 construction of the bag. edge provides adequate protective means againstv u marring the refrigerator when the ice cake is transferred from the bag into the ice compartment thereof. It will be clear that with the ice tongs swung to a position below the bottom 2, the bag with its cake of ice may be placed directly over and adjacent the ice compartment opening of the refrigerator with the reinforced edge l of the bag engaging directly thereagainst and the ice transferred into the ice box with little danger of the ice tongs or any other rigid element engaging against the ice box. `This is particularly true of and useful in connection with ice boxes having the opening to the ice compartment on the top. This is an important feature inasmuch as its eliminates the annoyance and expense attendant upon filling ice boxes with cakes of ice by the ordinary means oflcarriers.

The corners of my improved bag are provided with special reinforcing means shown clearly in Figure l and which consist of lengths offrope ll or the like extending along the corner and around which is folded the end .of the canvas vmaterial as shown at l2, the endof the adjacent end or side being then sewed or otherwise suitably Secured to the end of the encircling material as at S3, all adjacent laminations being rmly secured together, This not only provides a strongly reinforced corner structure but eliminates. any element which might scratch the ice box and in addition, provides an adequate waterproof or leaketight construction.

On the inside of the bag and at each corner there is provided an additional reinforcing member Ul in the form. of leather or the like which may be sewed `or otherwise secured in position .and which further reinforces thecorner upon which there is naturally strain due to the lifting of thebag loaded withice.

As an additional reinforcement there may be provided inside the bag and completely around the same directly adjacent the bottoml and extending upwardly a short distanceon the upper end member l, the side walls 3 and the lower end member b', a strip of leather or the like l5, which directly engages against the lice kin the bag and takes the strain thereof from the canvas walls.

The lower end wall 5 of the bag, Aagainstwhich the cake of ice normally rests in the carrying position of the bag, is provided with an additional reinforcement in the form of arrope i6 extending v from. a point centrally ofthe outer edge of such lower wall, namely, directly adjacentthe flange 5, divergingly to the cppositevcorners ,of such wall as shawn clearly in Figure l.

On the outside of the lowerend member 5 and also lof the upperend member 4, there are provided suitable handles l'l by means of vwhich the bag may be readily carried by hand if the ice tongs are not used in the manner heretofore described.

The adjacent edges of the lower end member 5 and the bottom 2 are not joined together but vextend outwardly away from this end of the bag for a substantial distance as shown clearly in Figures l and 2, to form a pocket or trap for water as it may drip from the ice in the bag, Y.ln the form shown, the lower end member 5 and the bottom 2, and'for that matter the end member il, are formed of one piece of material which lends itself readily to. the'formation of the pocket lll, one side of the pocketbeing providedby the ex- :tension 5o of the end 5, and the other side of the pocketby the extension 2a of the bottom 2. The

side edges of-the extensionslid` and 2a aresuitably 2,192,628 y t, l

secured together as by sewing or the like in a leak-proof manner. A reinforcing strip I9 may be provided over the extension 5a adjacent the lower end 5 of the bag and this may be comprised of leather, heavy canvas or the like. An additional reinforcing means is provided inside the pocket I8 as by a strip 20 of canvas or the like which may act as a lining for the pocket and extending from a point 2l adjacent the lower edge of the end 5 around the pocket and back for a vsubstantial distance overthefbottom 2, as shown clearly in 'Figure 2. If desired this reinforcement strip 26 may extend entirely across the bottom 2 forming a double fold therefor.

An-inner lining member 22 is provided for the pocket I8 also extending from a point adjacent the lower edge of the end 5 completely around .theinsideof thepocket and to a point on the bottom 2 substantially opposite the end 5. This lining is preferably made of rubber or the like and adds Yto the leakfproof character ,of the pocket.

l Obviously lthe Vedgesof these reinforcing strips and linings are secured together in any suitable manner.

Theopen end or mouth of the-pocketlts closed by a stripjl of metal,jhard rubber or other suitable materiaL-extending fromethe ,ends of the pocket, that is, from the lower corners of the bag, toav centralpoint within the mcuthol the pocket spaced slightly below the end wall 5 torprovide converging portions of a trough or guide to-suchcentral point whereby water draining from the ice will run to .such centralpoint.

Spaced slightly from theguidetrough 23 is all similar guide ,trough ,24. diverging from aicentral .point in thepocket lllto the side edges of such Apocketinthe opposite direction fromthe trough 23. Openings are provided centrally of the troughs 23 and `2,4 and communicating with lsuch openings and vconnecting the troughs 2.3.'and 24, is a hollow tube 25 through which the water drainsfrom the bag into the vpocket i8 andlikewise through which the water drains out of the pocket lil-back into thebag when the same I,is

not in use,

As shown clearlyin Figure v3 there is provided inside thetube .25 a baille member "25 bent upwardly from a point lon thebottomof the tube to a `point substantiallyacross the interior di-` ameter `of the tube. The purpose ol this ,baille is to prevent the return of .Water :from thepocket IS into the bag unless the bag is hungup in a position in which thelcwer end 5 is on top and in whichposition itisdesired, and intended that v the waterin the pocket shall drain back from .the

.pocket into the bag, namely, between times when the vbag is being used for transporting ice. In other words, if during theuse o1" thebag it should kbe set 4down for a time on the bottom any water .which has previouslycollected in the pocket i8 willbe prevented fromrunningback into the bag by means of the balle 25 `sotbat when u,the bag with the ice Ainit is*v again picked up lor-insertion in an ice box, such Water willnot drip out.

The'pocket I8 isprovided on its outside with a handle member 2l by means oi which ,the ,bag can lbe hung up inthe truck or on a wall Twith ithepocket IS and the lower end 5 uppermost and in which position the water will readily 4drain from-,the pocket back into thebag from which it can be easily emptied before loading .with ice for the next use. v v

- Straps 28 -may'be provided -exteriorly of the bag as shown in Figuretlpby means ofwhich the receptacle can be carried on the back of a user, the straps engaging around the shoulders of the user.

It will be understood, of caurse, that my improved bagcan ce made in any desired size and of any preferred material. Likewise many changes may be made in details vof construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not limit myself, therefore, to the exact form herein shown anddesoribed other than by the appended A claim.

I claim: An ice delivery receptacle of flexible material comprising a body of substantially rectangular shape and of a depth to substantially conne the block of ice, said body having opposed side l Walls each having a reinforced opening arranged vto permit the ice tongs to extend through the body of the receptacle for gripping the block of ice with the tongs disposed either vertically for carrying the ice and. body in a suspended lposition o-r disposed horizontally for steadying the body when being carried on a shoulder of a person and eliminate drip from the melting ice, and' a drainage pocket associated with one of the closed sides of the receptacle to accommodate the Water occasioned by the melting of the ice.

ROSS R. ROCKVELL. 

